Is American Electric Power Co., Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 3 October 2025, the technical trend for American Electric Power Co., Inc. has changed from mildly bullish to bullish. The current stance is bullish, supported by daily moving averages indicating bullishness, and both weekly and monthly Bollinger Bands also showing bullish signals. However, the MACD presents a mixed view with a mildly bearish signal on the weekly timeframe and a bullish signal on the monthly. The KST is bullish on both weekly and monthly timeframes, while Dow Theory shows a mildly bullish weekly stance but a mildly bearish monthly stance. The OBV indicates a mildly bullish weekly trend and a mildly bearish monthly trend.
In terms of performance, the stock has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past week and year-to-date, with returns of 4.51% and 23.67% respectively, while the S&P 500 returned 1.09% and 14.18%. However, over longer periods, the stock has lagged behind the S&P 500, particularly in the 3-year and 5-year returns.